At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
1 problem found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Jan 27, 2025
At the routine inspection on Jan 27, 2025. The latest visit, on Aug 8, 2025, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Gilroy Valley Market got about the same as most.
Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Gilroy Valley Market?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Hand sink not ready to use K06How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
We review Santa Clara County health data to make this report. We are not the County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health.
Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Hand sink not ready to useThe county found: “No paper towels available at meat department handwash station. [CA] Ensure paper towels are stocked at all times.…”
First step: Hand sinks are for hands only
Then the next one.
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Hand sink not ready to use
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0 of 3 done
Hand sinks are for hands only
From Food Code 2-301.15
Logged
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 7 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county lists no visits in the last 12 months.
Nice work, Gilroy Valley Market. At the follow-up ten days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in ten days. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestAug 8, 2025Follow-up inspection
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
This one: a follow-up inspection on Aug 8, 2025. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Jan 27, 2025: 92 out of 100 (Green placard).
EarlierAug 6, 2025Follow-up inspectionRed placard
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierAug 4, 2025Follow-up inspectionRed placard
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierAug 1, 2025Follow-up inspectionRed placard
1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Couple of live cockroaches were observed on the Taqueria's steam table. A live one was also observed on the restroom's handwash station. In addition to these, multiple dead cockroaches were observed on the floor below the counters and below the warewash sink located below the exhaust hood. [CA] Eliminate all insects/rodents from the facility by a legal method. Until the live cockroaches are all eliminated and verified by a district inspector, both the Taqueria and the grocery store shall remain closed. Please contact the district inspector for a follow-up inspection. During a follow-up inspection, no live or dead vermin, indication of the dropping, gnawing, or rat rub marking should be observed. The owner of the facility must provide a pest control company report which indicate what interventions were conducted and observed violations and recommendations. The structural issues including the cracks, crevices, and gaps between the wall and the sinks and the preparation areqa and the walls must be caulk or sealed. To prevent vermin hiding and breading and easy cleaning of the floor area, all food products must remove from the floor and stored on shelves or dunnage racks. Any operational and structural issues that contribute to the vermin infestation must also be addressed.
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EarlierJul 30, 2025Follow-up inspectionRed placard
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierJul 29, 2025Routine inspectionRed placard
3 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
1. Observed Vermin: Documented in the following areas: - Adult cockroaches noted in the back storage area - Adults noted on the wall of the meat department - Dead ones noted around the meat department floor - Dead ones noted around the water heater on traps - Note: last pest control report is from 4/23/25. Per PIC, they have ended contractor with pest control and not had a pest control company come into the facility. 2. Photographs: Taken for documentation purposes. 3. Supervisor Notified: [name] 4. Notification: The person in charge during inspection, [name], has been informed that the facility must close immediately. [CA]: The premises of each food facility must be maintained free of vermin. A facility cannot operate if there is a vermin infestation that leads to contamination of food contact surfaces, packaging, utensils, food equipment, or adulteration of food. The facility is required to cease operations immediately and must remain closed until all corrective actions on the provided checklist are completed. Requirements Before Reopening: 1. Email the signed and completed Reopening Checklist to the assigned inspector. 2. Submit a copy of the pest control report from a licensed provider.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Only hand wash station within the meat department does not have paper towels at the time of inspection. [CA] Hand wash stations must be fully stocked and operational at all times.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
Placard properly displayed/posted
The department's words
K58 Placard properly displayed/posted
Placard is blocked at the time of inspection. [CA] The placard shall not be defaced, marred, or camouflaged.
EarlierJan 27, 2025Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Green placard)
1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
No paper towels available at meat department handwash station. [CA] Ensure paper towels are stocked at all times. [COS] Operator provided paper towels.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
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Handwashing
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Are you Gilroy Valley Market? Fix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
What you can do
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- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
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Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
100 means the inspector found no problems. Santa Clara County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.
The county posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection, and gives routine inspections a score. In the county's data, a routine inspection with no violations listed scored 100, and the score drops as violations are found. The county's page does not say which scores or findings give each color: ask the department.
- Inspection type
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
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